Workplace Matters Issue 9

Matthew leads our national Workplace Group. He advises corporate and government clients on compliance issues relating to industrial relations, safety and regulation and specialises in assisting clients resolve highly-sensitive issues in often acrimonious litigated matters. He regularly appears in industrial, employment, safety and discrimination matters before various state and federal courts and tribunals. Matthew is currently named on the Best Lawyers in Australia list for the Occupational Health and Safety category.

Welcome to the ninth issue of Workplace Matters. Click on the image to open the file.

In the last edition of Workplace Matters for 2015, we consider the application of work health and safety laws to the sharing economy and what employers need to think about if allowing their employees to use services such as Uber.

We look at the amendments proposed to be introduced by the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, if it is passed, and the impact it will have on employee entitlements and workplace parental leave schemes.

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